Boot with exterior concealed weapon holster

ABSTRACT

A boot having a holster on the exterior thereof for containing a concealed weapon within the interior thereof.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application claims the benefit of priority of U.S.Provisional Application No. 63/342,874, filed May 17, 2022, all thecontents of which are incorporated herein.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This application relates generally to a firearm holster and moreparticularly to a permanent firearm holster located on the exterior of aboot.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Many concealed firearms holsters are strapped to a person's upper, midor lower torso for ease of access and/or concealment. All concealedcarrying firearm holsters are worn under or between layers of clothingto which the holsters are temporarily and removable attached.

The present invention represents an improvement in the field ofconcealed weapons.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTORY

The present invention is directed to a boot having a lower foot coveringportion attached to an upper leg covering portion having a holsterattached to the outer surface of the leg covering portion above thelower foot covering portion.

A slot is defined between the inner surface of the holster and theexterior portion of the leg covering portion for containing a concealedweapon. A closure is included for closing said slot as to retain theconcealed weapon with the slot of the holster. And when embodied, thesnap is a silent military snap and in other embodiments comprises azipper and/or Velcro. The interior of the slot in one embodimentcomprises a low friction lining such as nylon to ease in removal andreplacement of the concealed weapon.

In one embodiment the holster portion is covered with and attached tobuffalo hide so as to obscure the outline of the weapon within the slot.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the boot of this invention showing therelationship between a holster and a concealed weapon.

FIG. 2 is cross sectional view showing the slot into which the concealedis inserted into the holster.

FIG. 3 is a view similar to FIG. 1 partially in phantom showing thelocation of a concealed weapon within the holster of the boot.

FIG. 4 is a rearview perspective view of the FIG. 1 view illustratingthe slot in the open position.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The essence of this invention is a convention boot whether it be cowboystyle or military style in which an outer portion of the boot contains aholster for concealing a weapon and having that weapon immediatelyavailable for use when the need arises. Other advantages and featuresbecome apparent from the following description giving with reference tothe various figures of a drawing:

FIG. 1 of the drawings illustrates a boot 1. The boot has a lower footcovering portion 3 and an upper leg covering portion 5 attached to thelower foot covering portion 3. The boot has an interior portion 7adapted to be adjacent to the leg of wearer and outer exterior surface9. A holster 11 is attached to the exterior portion 9 and defines a slot11 between said exterior portion of the leg covering portion and aninterior portion 13 of the slot. A concealed weapon 15 is illustrated asbeing as inserted or removed from the slot.

Once the concealed weapon 15 is concealed with the holster, it is closedwith a closure 17. FIG. 2 is a partial cutaway view showing the slotwithin the holster. The slot may be and is preferably covered with a lowfriction covering 21 to ease in removal and replacement of the weapon15. The low friction covering is preferably nylon but may be another lowfriction material so as to ease in removal and replacement of the weapon15 as show in FIG. 3 .

The closure 17 may be a silent military snap closure but may be otherclosures such as Velcro or a zipper. FIG. 4 is a rearview of the boot 1illustrating the slot 11 in an open position for receipt of a weapon andshows the lining 21 of the low friction material.

The boot 1 may be made of typically cowhide in the case of a cowboystyle boot but may be a composite material in the case of military styleboots. The holster 11 in the case of a cowboy style boot may be coveredwith buffalo hide in order to obscure the image of concealed weapon 15.

Having general described the invention in general terms which are not tobe construed as limiting but limited only as set forth in the followingappended claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A boot comprising: a lower foot covering portion;an upper leg covering portion attached to said foot covering portionhaving an inner surface adapted to be adjacent to the leg of a wearerand an outer exterior surface; a holster having an interior surface andan outer surface attached to said outer exterior portion and defining aslot between said exterior portion of said leg covering portion and saidinner surface for containing and concealing a weapon, said holsterlocated above said lower foot covering portion; and a closure forclosing said slot.
 2. The boot according to claim 1 wherein said closureis a silent military snap closure.
 3. The boot according to claim 1wherein said closure is a zipper.
 4. The boot according to claim 1wherein said closure is Velcro.
 5. The boot according to claim 1 furthercomprising a low friction lining within said slot to ease removal ofsaid concealed weapon.
 6. The boot according to claim 5 wherein said lowfriction lining is nylon.
 7. The boot according to claim 1 furthercomprising a covering of buffalo hide covering said holster on theexterior thereof to obscure the outline of a weapon.